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On the morning of Sunday, June 26, 2022, Margaret (Marge, Margie, Maggie) Kathryn Jungmann passed away at the age of 78 at Novant Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She had been suffering from liver disease for about 15 years. At the end, she developed a cancerous tumor on her liver. Margie was the beloved wife to her husband, Norm, and mother to three children, Linda, Dennis, and Jeff. She is also survived by her identical twin, Mary Mehl, and her brother Bill Hermes. Margie's grandchildren are Nichole Fontenot, and Hannah, Josh, Jackson, and Robyn Jungmann. Her great grandchildren are Dixon, Dixie, and Riley Fontenot. Maggie was preceded in death by her brother Paul (Butch) Hermes and her sister Carole Hermes. Margie was born in Sterling, Illinois on May 31, 1944. She was the daughter of the late Marjorie Mulford and Paul Hermes. At a very young age she moved to Chicago with her family. Maggie graduated from St. Matthias Catholic Grade School and St. Sebastian Catholic High School. Margie met her husband Norm playing volleyball at Gross Park in Chicago. Her friends warned her that "he was always studying and had no time for dating". But her charm and beauty won out, and they were married as soon as Norm finished Marine Corps Basic School on December 28, 1963. The honeymoon involved travelling 100 miles to Wisconsin so that Norm could watch his Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants for the NFL Championship. Margie smiled the whole time. Then it was on to their first Marine Corps assignment in Hawaii. Although timing did not allow for a real honeymoon, Margie's positive attitude was on display when she accepted Norm's explanation that the troop ship trip to Hawaii was their honeymoon. Somehow, she knew that there would be many honeymoons later in their 58-year marriage. Linda was born just before Norm left for Vietnam. At the young age of 21, Margie displayed her inner strength by packing up her baby and belongings to get on a plane for the first time in her life. She returned to Chicago, got a job, and waited for Norm to return. He returned after 13 months and then left her and the baby alone for another 6 months when he was assigned to a unit in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Margie demonstrated her commitment to her family by never complaining about those moves, and the many more military and company moves that followed. Margie was a person that never met anyone that she could not be friends with. No one ever saw her without a smile on her face. Her dearest friend was her twin, Mary. Although they usually lived at least 800 miles apart, they got together whenever they could. When that was not possible, they would talk on the phone each day. Now Mary will be talking to her dear Maggie in Heaven. Margie's other dearest friend was her sister-in-law, Virginia. The bond that Mary and Virginia had with Marge was especially evident in her last days. They, along with her brother-in-law Dennis, gave her strength. Margie was very involved in activities at St. Therese Catholic Church. She was a member of SWAT and Crafty Ladies. The beautiful wreaths you saw in Church at Christmas were made by her. Marge was also a very active member of the Queen City Corvette Club for the past eleven years. Visitation will be from 4-6 pm on Sunday, July 10 at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home in Mooresville. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Therese on Monday, July 11 at 10 am. A lite lunch will be served after Mass. Burial will be at Salisbury National Cemetery at 1 pm. Details for LIVE access are below: Livestream start time: 9:57am Livestream end time: 11:20pm The broadcast can be accessed LIVE from this page on our website: https://www.sainttherese.net/mass-livestream Viewers should scroll down the page and click the arrow in the center of the StreamSpot viewer to start watching the stream (It will say "Live" in the upper left corner beginning at 9:57am). To access the broadcast after the funeral: The broadcast can also be watched from the Mass Livestream page on our website for 1 week after the funeral has ended. Viewers will need to click in the StreamSpot viewer, then click the option for "Previous Broadcasts." From there, use the arrows to scroll through the broadcasts to get to the funeral and then click the picture to play the broadcast. Donations in honor of Margie can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 11796, Charlotte, NC 28220. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the family of Mrs. Jungmann. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.

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Margaret Kathryn Jungmann

May 31, 1944 - June 26, 2022